Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA OAR ORIA 17 02
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a discretionary funding opportunity under its National Indoor Environments Program aimed at reducing public exposure to indoor air pollutants. Issued as Funding Opportunity Number EPA OAR ORIA 17 02 (CFDA 66.034), the program is designed to support practical, on-the-ground projects that can be demonstrated, taught, and scaled, with the broader goal of lowering exposure to harmful indoor contaminants across the United States. The EPA is offering this funding through cooperative agreements, which generally means applicants should expect an active partnership with the agency during the project period, such as coordination on project direction, deliverables, reporting, and outreach.
The solicitation focuses on projects that emphasize demonstration, training, outreach, and education. In other words, the EPA is not primarily looking for basic research, but for efforts that translate knowledge into action: piloting or showcasing effective approaches, building workforce or community capacity through training, and delivering outreach and educational materials that change behaviors or practices in ways that reduce indoor pollutant exposure. Indoor contaminants can include a wide range of pollutants commonly encountered in homes, schools, offices, and other buildings, and the intent of the program is to reduce the public health and environmental burden associated with those exposures.
A central requirement is national-scale impact. Applicants need to propose work that goes beyond a single building or a small local initiative and instead has clear potential to influence or be adopted across multiple regions, states, or sectors nationwide. This could be achieved through replicable models, widely distributed training curricula, partnerships with national organizations, or outreach campaigns that reach broad audiences. Just as important, projects must produce measurable environmental outcomes, meaning the proposal should define concrete results that can be tracked and verified. This typically implies the applicant should lay out how success will be measured, what indicators will be used, and how the project will demonstrate real-world reductions in exposure or improvements in indoor environmental conditions rather than only producing materials or holding events.
The EPA listed an award ceiling of $200,000 per award and anticipated making about 20 awards, indicating the program was structured to fund multiple projects rather than a single large initiative. The opportunity was created on December 15, 2016, with an original closing date of February 17, 2017, and the announcement directs applicants to consult the full notice (especially Section IV) for submission procedures, allowable application methods, and any additional due date details or requirements.
Eligibility is noted as "Others," with clarification provided in the full announcement under an "Additional Information on Eligibility" section. In practice, that wording signals that eligibility may include a range of non-traditional or non-governmental applicant types, but the precise set of eligible entities, any restrictions, and any partnership expectations would be defined in the official notice. Overall, this opportunity is best understood as EPA support for applied, scalable indoor air quality initiatives that can be implemented broadly, communicated effectively, and evaluated using clear outcome measures tied to reducing exposure to indoor pollutants.Apply for EPA OAR ORIA 17 02
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Indoor Environments Program: Reducing Public Exposure to Indoor Pollutants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.034.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 15, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 17, 2017 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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